Eleanor Williams invented text and social media messages to back up her fake claims that she was trafficked for sex and raped.’ She is accused of lying to police and falsifying evidence against 5 men.

The lying woman appeared in court accused of fabricating text and social media messages making false allegations of rape, sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Eleanor Williams, 19, of Barrow-in-Furness, is charged with seven counts of perverting the course of justice between October 2017 and October 2019.

The QC prosecuting, outlined a short summary at Preston Crown Court of the Crown’s case, which he said involved ‘a number of separate but connected incidents’

The first incident was in October 2017 in which Williams made a false allegation of rape and sexual assault against a male and then manufactured evidence to support the claim, he said.

Three allegations of a similar nature were made against a second man which the Crown say was supported by evidence fabricated in text messages and social media posts by the defendant.

Williams faced two further counts in relation to an ‘extensive’ allegation of trafficking and sexual exploitation by two men which the prosecution will say were ‘wholly false’ and supported by fabricated messages, said Mr Hamilton.